Pianoimproman is the best thing on Twitch since Twitch Plays Pokemon

**Bernanke** · 27-01-2016, 04:46 PM

So, yesterday/earlier today a stream on Twitch started blowing up, both being hosted by others and ending up on the front page of Reddit. It's essentially a 71-year old man doing piano covers by ear, and he's absolutely incredible at it. Some sort of musical savant, he entered Juilliard at age 10 and is now 61 years later streaming himself playing video game music and Never Gonna Give You Up to 60k+ viewers. Here's the stream:

http://www.twitch.tv/pianoimproman

Someone on Reddit also compiled a list of songs with links to timestamps for the VOD from yesterday:

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He listens to a song for like 20-30 seconds and then does an almost perfect cover of it, it's insane. He played Still Dre.

Beethoven's 9th is incredible as well. Will bump the thread when he goes live later.

**Magic** · 27-01-2016, 04:50 PM

He looks like a mong, that's for sure.

**Bernanke** · 27-01-2016, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Magic

He looks like a mong, that's for sure.

Not bad for 71 imo.

**CJay** · 27-01-2016, 04:59 PM

Awesome. His version of I Believe I Can Fly is nice. He's getting an insane amount of donations.

**Bernanke** · 27-01-2016, 05:03 PM

Holy shit the kazoo on the Star Wars Cantina, I can't.

**randomlegend** · 27-01-2016, 05:17 PM

Just look at that song list, what a bunch of nerds (I include myself in that)

**Dark Soldier** · 27-01-2016, 05:46 PM

Was watching this live as it blew up, man's ridiculously talented.

**Spammer** · 27-01-2016, 05:57 PM

Do we know if he's on the autism spectrum? Not having a dig, genuinely interested.

**Baz** · 27-01-2016, 06:11 PM

What a talent.

He's absolutely boss.

**Jimmy Floyd** · 27-01-2016, 06:19 PM

I was going to say he looks terrific for 71.

Utterly ridiculous talent.

**QE Harold Flair** · 27-01-2016, 06:37 PM

I made a similar thread about the retarded yet savant guy who does a similar thing:

**John** · 27-01-2016, 06:48 PM

The mental disability is built into the word 'savant' there, Harold. You don't need to specify that he's 'retarded'.

This bloke is excellent. I remember seeing a kid doing a similar thing on a violin but I might be expanding that and he was just doing Mario covers or something.

**QE Harold Flair** · 27-01-2016, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by John

The mental disability is built into the word 'savant' there, Harold. You don't need to specify that he's 'retarded'.

Are you okay?

leedsrevolution · 27-01-2016, 07:07 PM

This is brilliant. He does't seem autistic to me, just a talented old chap doing his rockin' thing.

**mugbull** · 27-01-2016, 07:34 PM

Yeah, he seems normal. I don't think this is as unprecedented as some are making it out to be. Obviously I can't do this, but I know a couple people who might come close. It's just a matter of honing that skill for years and years, to where you know exactly what chords are playing, and can make a good guess as to the melody.

leedsrevolution · 27-01-2016, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by mokbull

Yeah, he seems normal. I don't think this is as unprecedented as some are making it out to be. Obviously I can't do this, but I know a couple people who might come close. It's just a matter of honing that skill for years and years, to where you know exactly what chords are playing, and can make a good guess as to the melody.

You make that sound far easier than it is.

**Toby** · 27-01-2016, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by mokbull

Yeah, he seems normal. I don't think this is as unprecedented as some are making it out to be. Obviously I can't do this, but know a couple people who might come close. It's just a matter of honing that skill for years and years, to where you know exactly what chords are playing, and can make a good guess as to the melody.

I know a few guitarists who can listen to pretty much any song and replicate the guitar section, but this seems a lot more impressive than that.

**7om** · 28-01-2016, 02:20 PM

His rendition of Sandstorm is pretty good. Not just the musical element but the way he's jumping around and pounding the piano is great.

**John Arne** · 28-01-2016, 02:49 PM

Is it a laptop behind the tablet? Looks like some kick ass matte thin screen??

**Toby** · 28-01-2016, 02:53 PM

Looks far too big to be a laptop but there's definitely a screen of some description.

**John Arne** · 28-01-2016, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by Toby

Looks far too big to be a laptop but there's definitely a screen of some description.

Shit, yeah, I meant a monitor, not a laptop. Looks pretty swish, either way.

**CJay** · 28-01-2016, 03:18 PM

Is it an iPad Pro?

Or a pile of dirt?

**John Arne** · 28-01-2016, 04:03 PM

Blue and gold.

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